| 单词 | frightening |
| 释义 | frightening (once / 1907 pages) adjn Frightening things are scary or alarming. The sign of a really well-made horror film is that it's deeply frightening. Ghost stories are frightening, and so are car accidents, creepy old houses, and news stories about climate change. All of these things are capable of scaring people, causing them fright or terror or dread. Frightening and the verb frighten come from the noun fright, with its Old English root fyrhtu, which means "fear, dread, trembling," and also "horrible sight." WORD FAMILYfrightening: frighteningly, frightenings+/frighten: frightened, frightening, frightens/frightened: frighteneder, frightenedest, frightenedly, unfrightened USAGE EXAMPLESWith relatives and friends still in harm's way in Syria, or seeking sanctuary in neighbouring countries, these are frightening times. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) The frightening prospect for opponents is, Hurts will only improve. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) And a top national security official who values dialogue over diatribes is what we need to put the brakes on Trump’s most frightening counterterrorism proposals. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj causing fear or dread or terror Syn awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, horrendous, horrific, terrible alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger 2n the act of inspiring with fear Syn|Hyper terrorisation, terrorization bullying, intimidation the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something |
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